Approved Norwegian research organisations in cooperation with relevant actors from the private and/or public sector or other public or private organisations can apply.
The objective is to promote cooperation to develop R&D expertise and capacity in areas of importance to society and business and industry. Collaborative and Knowledge-building Projects are to help develop and promote new knowledge and to improve interaction and knowledge transfer between R&D groups and stakeholders in society in order to find solutions to important societal challenges.
The objective of this call is to generate new knowledge in the thematic areas digital security and artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous systems. The work will advance the research front, ensure essential competence-building and create new opportunities for people and society in the short and long term.
Research organisations in collaboration with industry can apply for funding to address challenges faced by the building, construction and real estate industry.
Companies and public sector entities that are not research organisations can apply.
The objective is to encourage value creation and renewal in the business and public sectors. Innovation Projects are to help enhance competitiveness in new and existing business areas, strengthen the restructuring capacity of the Norwegian economy and the public sector, and increase interaction and knowledge transfer across stakeholders.
An Innovation Project is to lead to renewal and sustainable value creation for the project’s business partners. Funding should also generate socioeconomic benefits by making new knowledge and solutions available.
The purpose of this call is to encourage companies to invest more in demonstrating and verifying technology that can contribute to innovation and sustainable value creation in line with their business strategy. The call for demonstration projects in 2021 concerns topics relating to Petroleum, Maritime industry (green shipping) and Land-based food, the environment and bioresources.
The objective of this call is to encourage more companies with little or no experience in research and development (R&D) to incorporate research into their innovation activity.
The Research Council has established the Industrial Ph.D. Scheme to boost research efforts and long-term competence-building for Norwegian trade and industry through the recruitment of doctoral candidates.
Public sector bodies may apply for funding for a Public Sector PhD project. A Public Sector PhD project involves collaboration between a public sector body and a degree-conferring institution. The doctoral project must be based on an issue of relevance to the public body and must be carried out by an employee.
This call for proposals is only available in Norwegian.
This is a notification for an upcoming call for proposals. An Innovation Project for the Public Sector is intended to promote sustainable, systematic and effective innovation in public-sector services, infrastructure and administration. Innovation projects must be based on needs and challenges and be part of the public entity’s plans for development. The project is to be executed through effective collaboration between the Project Owner (public sector body), R&D groups and other relevant stakeholders.
This is a notification of an upcoming call for proposals. The call will help create innovative solutions to public sector needs. More information will be published soon.
This call for project outlines qualifies applicants to submit complete applications for the call Research Centre for Petroleum. Applicants who have not submitted an outline by the deadline for project outlines are not eligible to apply for funding through the main call for proposals. Approved Norwegian research organisations may submit an outline.
Approved Norwegian research organisations can apply. Many calls for proposals require collaboration with trade and industry or stakeholders in the public sector.
The objective is targeted, long-term investment to strengthen and further develop outstanding and creative research and innovation groups, or to build up research groups in areas of key strategic importance. Research Centre provides a framework for calls under several different centre schemes that are designed to support the best research groups and lead to pioneering research and new innovations, or to strengthen key priority areas.
The purpose of this call for proposals is to establish a Centre for Research on Special Needs Education and Inclusive Practice. The centre is a long-term investment with an overriding goal to strengthen special needs education research in Norway.
Funding is available to establish a Centre for Clinical Treatment Research (FKB). Only applicants who have submitted a mandatory project outline by the deadline of 6 January 2021 are eligible to apply. Applicants must be an approved Norwegian research organisation with access to patients in binding collaboration with relevant actors.
The purpose of this call is to establish up to two new Research Centres for Petroleum. The objective of the research centres is to improve capacity and expertise by addressing defined and delimited challenges related to utilisation of petroleum resources on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs), approved Norwegian research organisations and micro-businesses originating in research organisations and/or TTOs can apply.
The objective is to promote greater commercial utilisation of R&D results from publicly-funded research in Norway. Commercialisation Projects are to clarify uncertainties related to the commercial utilisation of high-potential research results by answering questions that will prevent the project from moving forward in the commercialisation process if they remain unanswered
A STUD-ENT project aims to reduce uncertainty related to technology and the market in student-driven business ideas. The goal is, when the project is finalised, that the most critical questions and uncertainties have been minimised, so that the next stage of the commercialisation process can begin. Students at master’s or PhD level or who are taking a programme of professional study are eligible to apply in cooperation with a Norwegian university or university college.
The purpose of a Proof-of-Concept Project is to reduce the project’s uncertainty relating to technology and the market.
The purpose of a Qualification Project is to undertake initial investigations into the commercial potential of research results.
Approved Norwegian research organisations, companies, public sector entities, non-governmental organisations and groups of such entities can apply.
The objective is to fund the planning, coordination and dissemination of R&D activities. Coordination and Support Activities are to promote researcher mobility, national and international networks, publication, dialogue, dissemination activity and more in connection with R&D activities.
Increase children’s and adolescents’ opportunities to learn how digital content and services are developed and applied. Non-profit organisations can apply.
Support for events is available to approved Norwegian research organisations, companies, public entities, non-governmental organisations and groups of such entities in order to better equip them to organise conferences, workshops and seminars. Funding may also be granted for international conferences when the Norwegian applicant is the main...
The objective of the scheme is to increase the number of younger researchers who conduct a research stay abroad. International experience is important in building a career as a researcher. It helps to strengthen Norwegian research by increasing expertise and bringing new knowledge to projects. It expands networks and thereby provides Norwegian...
The purpose of this call is to encourage a greater number of researchers to conduct a research stay abroad and to increase international collaboration. International experience is important for building a career as a researcher. It increases expertise and expands networks, providing Norwegian research with greater opportunity to access the...
The purpose of this call is to create a framework to encourage more international collaboration.
The purpose of this call is to identify potential partners for future international, industry-oriented projects. Support may be sought for travel to any country outside the EU/EEA.
The “Borrow a Researcher” scheme is to increase cooperation between companies and the R&D community. It is designed for small and medium-sized enterprises that need greater in-house research competence for a given period and for researchers who wish to learn more about challenges in the business sector and provide assistance to R&D efforts in companies.
This call is only in Norwegian. Please see the Norwegian-language call for proposals for more information.
If you have applied to the ERC and advanced to stage two, but not been awarded funding, you are eligible for support to prepare a new proposal. The Research Council awards up to NOK 500 000 to applicants submitting a new grant proposal within two years of submitting the original one.
The aim of this call for proposals is to provide support for planning of potential Norwegian participation in the establishment of research infrastructure on the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) Roadmap.
The purpose of support for networks is to strengthen collaboration on research and/or innovation between research organisations nationally and internationally, and between research organisations and other relevant stakeholders (companies, public entities or other organisations). Funding is to cover the applicant’s costs relating to the...
Norwegian organisations that are on the Research Council of Norway's list of approved research organisations, can seek funding for activities that stimulate to increased scientific cooperation within Svalbard research and/or contributes to connect Svalbard research to a pan-Arctic perspective.
Are you going abroad with an MSCA Individual Fellowship? Or have you received a fellowship in an MSCA Innovative Training Network to pursue your doctoral studies abroad? If so, you may be eligible for an additional financial support from the Research Council.
Support to apply for formal Norwegian participation in partnerships in Horizon Europe, especially agreement-based and institutional partnerships. Applications must be based on specific calls for proposals from the EU Commission (Call for Expressions of Ideas, Expression of Interest).
The Health Pilot scheme is a new initiative that will grant funding to public sector bodies and businesses to develop projects with a holistic innovation process together with other relevant stakeholders in society. The projects shall contribute to sustainable health and care services and to value creation in Norwegian trade and industry. You can apply for a pre-project until 5 May 2021.
The objective is to establish collaboration on a doctoral degree programme to ensure the candidates receive a coordinated, high-quality education that qualifies them for research and other work that requires good scientific insight and competence. Through these funds, we support projects that increase doctoral degree programmes’ relevance to the labour market. The objective is to develop and use new methods and approaches to that end, in collaboration with one or more partners in industry, the public sector and/or organisations.
ACT (Accelerating CCS Technology) is an international initiative to support research, development and demonstration in CO2 capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).
Funding is available for joint projects between researchers in Norway and China that generate knowledge on the climate system. Of particular interest is the polar climate and its interaction with the global system. Field work in the arctic research platform Svalbard is encouraged.
The joint call for proposals aims to increase Brazilian–Norwegian collaboration for the purpose of developing new technologies and services targeting offshore petroleum activities.
The SkatteFUNN Tax Deduction Scheme is a rights-based tax deduction scheme designed to stimulate research and development (R&D) activities in Norwegian companies.
The Research Council announces 1 million Euros to Norwegian researchers who want to participate in international research collaboration.
The Research Council of Norway announces 1.5 million Euros to Norwegian researchers and industry who will participate in international research collaboration on marine and maritime technology.
Nordic Energy Research, together with the Research Council of Norway and other Nordic financiers are creating a forum for collaboration between different Nordic energy system modelling groups.
CHANSE will support new and innovative research into the workings, meaning and consequences of transformations and innovations in the present digital age, viewed through the lens of the social and cultural dynamics. Every proposal must demonstrate a strong European dimension, i.e. investigating the changes taking place / affecting Europe as a whole, or at the level of a European country, city, community, etc. However, the call text does not preclude comparison with or investigation into other regions.
The Research Council announces 0.8 million Euros to Norwegian researchers who want to participate in international research collaboration.